Community Based Health Manager, MSW, LSW
Lourdes Health System
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Maple • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $65,000 - $103,758 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Conducts comprehensive assessments for assigned chronic disease high risk patients using a standardized tool
- Develops a patient centered individualized plan of care including treatment goals and addresses patient’s clinical, preventative screening, psychosocial and educational needs.
- Coordinates appropriate care through clinical assessment and patient advocacy.
- Communicates and educates patient, family and healthcare team on the plan of care and transition options ensuring patient freedom of choice.
- Makes appropriate referrals within the scope of available benefits to facilitate a patient centered individualized plan of care.
- Facilitates appropriate services needed to meet needs of patient such as DME, HC, Meals on Wheels, transportation etc.
- Understands quality metrics and preventative screening associated with chronic disease management.
- Communicates effectively with physicians and care team the patient centered individual plan of care and assessment needs.
- Coaches the patient/care giver to meet patient centered individual plan of care goals.
- Appropriate and complete documentation of assessments, patient centered individualized plan of care including treatment goals and patient/care giver education in patient record.
- Documents updates in treatment goals and preventative interventions in patient record.
- Understands and applies applicable federal and state regulatory requirements.
- Participates in organizational improvement activities, including patient satisfaction teams, six sigma teams, departmental/divisional teams, and community events.
Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving, critical thinking and conflict resolution.
- 3 years clinical nursing (RN) experience and 1-year acute care UR/CM/QM experience or 3 years' experience as Clinical Social Worker in acute care.
- Preferred: Behavioral Health and Geriatric experience.
- Preferred: EPIC and Excel experience.
- Competent computer and technology experience.
- Basic understanding of Medicare, Medicaid and managed care.
- Required Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing or Graduate of an approved School of Social Work with a bachelor’s or master’s Degree.
- Licensure and/or certification from the State of New Jersey as a Social Worker or Registered Nurse.
Benefits
- medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance
- health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
- paid time off
- paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- short-term disability and optional long-term disability
- colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- tuition assistance
- employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
clinical assessmentpatient advocacychronic disease managementpreventative screeningdocumentationtreatment goalscare coordinationproblem solvingcritical thinkingconflict resolution
Soft skills
communicationcoachingteam collaborationpatient educationorganizational improvement
Certifications
Registered NurseSocial WorkerNew Jersey State Licensure